Seine
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seine¹
- /seɪn/ UK, US
Sounds like sane · Rhymes with -eɪn
Where it comes from
From Old English seġne, from Proto-West Germanic *sagīna, from Latin sagēna, from Ancient Greek σαγήνη (sagḗnē, “dragnet”), of unknown origin.
noun seines · sean · sein
- A long net having floats attached at the top and sinkers (weights) at the bottom, used in shallow water for catching fish. We all went on Monday Evening to the sea shore, to see the scene Drawn: this is a most curious Work: and all done by Women.
verb seines · seining · seined · sean · sein
- To use a seine, to fish with a seine. This was especially the case with seining for pilchards.
Seine²
- /sɛn/
- /seɪn/
Sounds like sen, sain, sane · Rhymes with -ɛn, -eɪn
Where it comes from
From French Seine.
proper noun the Seine
- A river in northern France that flows through Paris for about 772 km (480 mi) to the English Channel near Le Havre.
- A former department of France, the capital city of which was Paris.
